Oh LJ, it's been ages since I've talked to you! Life has been so busy, preparing to shoot my short film on Wednesday. I am so indescribably happy right now: Happy that I get to direct a $10,000 film for $1,400; happy that it's summertime; happy most of all that Simon is arriving TODAY ( Read more... )

 What a busy and exhausting week. I've been working like crazy at my various jobs, and now that it's the weekend, I'm only starting to have time to think about my real job - directing a movie!! I just watched some scenes for visual references, but I still feel like I'm coming up short in that department. What are my references? Well, they're all in ( Read more... )

 I've spent the past few days catching up on all of my "personal work" that I don't get paid for, and now that I'm finished, I feel pretty good about things. I just finished a new draft of my script and set it off to be critiqued by a writer/producer. I'll give it another go, probably, before I take it to the producer who I REALLY hope will buy it ( Read more... )

 I was going to post a really sophisticated and positive blog about how my love/hate relationship with Los Angeles is in a hatred phase, and how I'm sure it will pass, but instead I started writing this email to two of my closest friends, which is now too sad and self-pitying to send, so I'm going to instead post it here on LJ so my friends don't ( Read more... )

I just changed my settings and background n' stuff on the ole LJ. Haven't done that in the new millennium! (Actually, this is the only millennium I've had my LJ in...) Just baking cookies, doing laundry, and feeling domestic. Also applying for a plethora of jobs. I really wish I would have spent half of my time in Paris looking for jobs which ( Read more... )

I should stop worrying about things. 

 A major brainstorming session today with j. frenchie led to the evolution of a new movie idea, perfectly sythensising our lives and their current melodrama. Not usually one for such shameless displays of self-important pretentiousness, I was surprised to find myself writing down my "life story" under the guise of it being interesting, but this ( Read more... )

 I found some records by the side of the road today, which are currently making me a very happy person. I've sampled a few so far, and my favourite atm is ABBA'S GREATEST HITS! Other titles include ( Read more... )

 This time last weekend I was walking through a windy, chilly afternoon in York, examining medieval walls and taking pictures-at-arms-length with my boyfriend. Now that I'm back at home I realise what a surreal 2 weeks I just had. Life comes crashing down, and instead of embracing self-pity, I'm reading my Bible and reliving the past through all of ( Read more... )

 I arrived in Edinburgh on Tuesday, and every moment has been great. It's cold (colder than last winter, I think), but even that is somehow refreshing. I love everything about this experience: at the airport I was met with a hug and a kiss and a huge smile. A mix of excitement and nerves, both of us were so ready and so unprepared for this moment. ( Read more... )